Charles seel



(No Model.)

C. SEEL.

SKIRT ELEVATOR.

110,462,221. Patented 0013.27. 1891.

msummou n c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SEEL, OE STOOKPORT, ENGLAND.

SKIRT-ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,221, dated October27, 1891.

i Application filed May 26, 1891. Serial No. 394,138. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern.-

l-le it known that I, CHARLES SEEL, traveler, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at Stockport, in the county of Lancaster, in theKingdom of England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Dress or Skirt Suspenders, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to devices whereby dresses or skirts may besuspended upon the wearer at a ny'desired height f rom the ground; andit has for its object a simple suspender by means of which the wearercan readily adjust the dress or skirt from the front or sides of thewaist in an-even and regular manner without the necessity of pinning,hooking, or looping it or of the wearer twisting herself about in orderto effect the adjustment.

The invention may be carried into effect as follows, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation ofsuspending device embodying my invention in its preferred form. Fig. 2is a view illustrating a modilication, which will be hereinafterdescribed.

A is a light frame or bow of metal or other sufficiently rigid andstrong material. It is secured at its upper edge to the waistband of thedress or skirt (preferably at -the center thereof at the back) either bystitchingtas through the 'holes a) or otherwise and hangs down insidethe garment.

The frame A is provided at or near its lower edge with eyes B or otherguiding devices, preferably two in number, and the upper edge is alsoprovided with similar guiding devices C, placed at any suitabledistance. apart. Cords D are passed through these eyes B and C, beingpreferably arranged crosswise, as shown, that from the upper right-handeye passing through the lower left-hand one and that from the upperleft-hand eye passing through the lower right-hand one. Other suitablearrangements of cords could, however, be provided. The lower ends of thecords are secured to the skirt of thedress, preferably by means of twoor more subsidiary or branch cords E, which may be attached lightly butfirmly to the skirt by means of rings or other suitable devices placedround the skirt at suitable distances apart.

In the example shown in Fig. 1 of the draw` ings the subsidiary cords Eare each provided at the end with a loop c, adapted to be connectedv toa button or hook on the skirt or to be stitched thereto. The upper endsof the cords are each provided with a ring E or with a button or thelike, whereby the dress may be drawn up by the wearer from the front orsides of the waist. One or more buttons, hooks, or the like may beattached to the outside of the waistband to serve as a means forsecuring the cords in position after the skirt has been adjusted or thecords may be simply tied or otherwise secured to each other at the frontor sides of the waist.

Additional guiding devices or cords may be provided, if found desirableor necessary. In the example shown in Fig. 1 I have provided two suchadditional guiding devices, each comprising a small bracket G, adaptedto be stitched to the waistband at a convenient point through holes g,and a small pulley II, mounted in the bracket and over or round whichthe cord D passes. The waistband may,if desired,be pierced at suitablepoints, so that the ,cords D may be laced through it, the band `thusacting itself as a guiding device.

c are small bridge-pieces secured to the back of the eyes O to aifordadditional strength thereto.

In the example shown in Fig. 2 the frame A is stitched to the waistbandby means of holes a in the upper bar of the frame. In that shown in Fig.1 the upper bar is dispensed with and the holes a are formed in eyessecured to the upper ends of the side pieces of the frame A.

The appliance above described thus furnishes a simple and permanentmeans for adjusting the dress and one which works with perfect freedomand can be easily manipulated by the wearer without the slightestdiscomfort. The appliance also has the further advantage that it doesnot injure the fabric nor in any way detract from the graceful drapiugof thc dress.

I declare that what I claim isl. In a dress or skirt elevator, thecombination of a curved frame A, having holes (c, whereby it is sewed tothe dress or skirt of the wearer and provided with a pair ofguiding-eyes B I3 at the lower part and a similar ICO pair ofguiding-eyes C C at the upper part, and the crossed cords D D, which arethreaded through said guiding-eyes and provided at ltheir lowerextremities With means for attaching them to the dress or skirt of thewearer, as set forth.

2. In a dress .or skirt suspender, the combination, with the U-shapedframe A, having holes a., whereby it may be sewed to the dress or skirtand provided With two lower guideeyes B B and two upper guide-eyes C C,of the crossed cordsD D, threaded through said eyes and extendingdiagonally across said frame,

said cords having attaching-eyes at their upper and lower extremities,and the two brackets G G, each provided with a roller H and adapted tobe secured to the waistband, the respective cords D passing each overone of said bracket-rollers, as set orth. e

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 'two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES SEEL. Witnesses:

JOHN HENRY HooLEY, WILLIAM BERRY.

